Daily Short: Kyo 20

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“Why is it always salt?” Kyo mumbled as she woke up from the particular place. A fist-sized blue floating crystal was accompanying her by her bed. Felix was spinning atop Mr. Clay like a knight upon their steed. After rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, a loud knocking tap struck her door.

Rolling out of bed, Kyo stumbled to the door, almost tripping on her white t-shirt that doubled as pajamas. Thankfully, she was able to hover and regain her balance without issue. The cruel face of Talos was revealed high above her upon opening the door.

Like any evil titan, he was smiling brightly.

“Kyo! My dear little friend!” Talos said in a booming voice full of good-natured cheer.

“Eeeeeehhhhhh?” Kyo said in the completely coherent tongue of the half-awake monsters. Roughly translated, anyone sane would understand it meant there had better be meat involved to appease her.

Talos narrowed his eyes, “It appears the culprit who stole all our meat stores was not you….”

Kyo’s barely sharp emerald eyes snapped open with the frenzy of a shark on the hunt. “Meat, missing?!”

Talos nodded, “Correct. I’m afraid I can’t make breakfast without meat, right?”

Kyo nodded at the supreme logic being used. She turned to her trusted new Patron, who had floated over on their brick steed. “Felix. Meat, missing!”

“The meat is not missing. I have stored it. There is no need for my Protégé to suffer such worthless rations.” Felix said with a kind harmonic.

“W-Worthless?!” Kyo stuttered as her eyes teared up. The meat wasn’t worthless. How could the great benevolent one say such things?

“Indeed. That meat was borderline garbage. I couldn’t allow my Protégé to feast on such low-quality food.” Felix replied.

“You’ve put the kitten into shock with those words. Look at her; she’s a broken shell of her previous self.” Talos said.

Kyo felt them both stare at her with pity before she was floated up and off to the side by Mr. Clay.

“Behold! Feast your eyes on the most common meat I provide!” Felix said as a corpse appeared beneath Kyo’s feet.

Kyo registered a shocked expression on Talos's face before it became neutral, and he said, “That’s an Orc. Class C or B depends on the meat quality, but they aren’t near the desert.”

“Correct. I happen to be the owner of a moderate Dungeon.” Felix said with a delighted harmonic.

Kyo flew to the side as Talos burst into the room, a giant cleaver striking down at Felix!

“Ho? Do you know what that means? How interesting.” Felix said as Talos strained to complete the blow. The cleaver’s edge appeared to be pushing against something invisible mere inches from the sapphire jewel.

Talos tried to attack several more times before giving up and slumping to the ground while taking deep breaths.

“Protégé, would you mind whipping up a Stamina Potion while I chat with your guardian?” Felix said in a polite harmonic.

Kyo pondered and decided this would probably be something like when Nota chatted with Sene. Something that adults did that, for some reason, didn’t work out well when she was present. With a shrug, she nodded and grabbed a vine that stretched down to her. In a flicker of green mana, she was within her lab.

Mr. Clay had accompanied her, which solidified Kyo’s theory that something drastic would be occurring. There would be no reason for a knight to give up his steed unless he wanted to make a point.

The best lessons are those taught in blood. Kyo thought as she whipped up a stamina potion. It bubbled suspiciously, but that was probably just the diarrhetic component she had blended in. It wasn’t like I would give Talos a brew without side effects after waking me up so early! She giggled evilly before taking another green teleport back to her room from another vine.

Talos was leaning against the door wide-eye and muttered, “Lacus….” She ignored the insane gibberish as she handed over the stamina potion. Talos uncapped and gulped it down without delay.

That was when her victim knew something terrible had happened.

Talos seemed shocked back into form by the horrible taste of the potion. He looked at Kyo, then the empty potion bottle, before clutching his stomach.

“Poison?” Talos managed to gasp out.

Kyo shook her head and said with finality, “Pray to the porcelain overlord for thy treachery of waking me early.” Sometimes it was required to use more than one word after.

Talos tried to say something but gave up to rush off for the bathroom.